Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Latin term or phrase:
Cave ne ante ullas catapultas ambules
English translation:
If I were you, I wouldn't walk in front of any catapults.
Jun 1, 2005 18:59
18 yrs ago
Latin term
Cave ne ante ullas catapultas ambules
Latin to English
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Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +7 | If I were you, I wouldn't walk in front of any catapults. |
David Hollywood
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| 4 +1 | Take care not to walk in front of catapults |
Robert Tucker (X)
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Proposed translations
+7
1 min
David Hollywood
Native in English
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
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If I were you, I wouldn't walk in front of any catapults.
CAVE NE ANTE ULLAS CATAPULTAS
AMBULES:. If I were you, I wouldn't walk in front of any catapults. ...
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Note added at 10 mins (2005-06-01 19:10:23 GMT)
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here\'s an amusing site for Latin phrases:
http://www.riahsoftware.com/fuseblog/index.cfm?fuseaction=fu...\'2004-04-01%2000:00:00\'%7D
AMBULES:. If I were you, I wouldn't walk in front of any catapults. ...
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Note added at 10 mins (2005-06-01 19:10:23 GMT)
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here\'s an amusing site for Latin phrases:
http://www.riahsoftware.com/fuseblog/index.cfm?fuseaction=fu...\'2004-04-01%2000:00:00\'%7D
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Giusi Pasi
: literally: beware lest ...
11 mins
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thx, I fully take your point (I went for a less formal rendering)
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| agree |
Fabio Descalzi
: very good
13 mins
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thx fadesga
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Pierre POUSSIN
1 hr
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| agree |
Flavio Ferri-Benedetti
1 hr
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| agree |
Vicky Papaprodromou
1 hr
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| agree |
Cristina Moldovan do Amaral
5 hrs
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| agree |
Alfa Trans (X)
3 days 11 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "There is nothing wrong with informality and this answer makes sense to me. Thank you."
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Take care not to walk in front of catapults
As in any other warning of the type "Take care not to ..."
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